If you do decide to visit Gay Abu Dhabi, you will either fall head-over-heels in love or absolutely detest everything it stands for. We don’t generally advise boycotting destinations that heavily suppress LGBT rights, as such an approach is often counter-productive, but obviously, the choice is yours. While the cosmopolitan atmosphere is progressively emergent, it still has a long, long way to go. Yes, in Abu Dhabi, you can find Christian churches, Hindu temples, and Sikh gurdwaras – but no synagogues, or any LGBT groups, clubs or spaces, for that matter. The exceptional socio-economic development of the UAE in recent years has meant that Abu Dhabi – and Dubai – is generally more tolerant than any of its Persian Gulf neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia.
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